lagrange point 2

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to orbit the Lagrange point 2 in relation to the Earth and the Sun. But, what does it really mean? Where is Lagrange point 2 located and why is it of note? Explaining the intricacies, the space agency recently tweeted about the orbit that the telescope will follow over the next few months. In the first tweet in a thread, NASA wrote, “So…you've heard that the Webb telescope will be orbiting Lagrange point 2. But what even is that, anyway? And how do you orbit something that isn't an…

Exactly a month after it was launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a position in space from where it will quietly observe the many intriguing events of the cosmos. The Lagrange Point 2, as it's known, is located 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth on its nightside. The telescope was put into this orbit following a five-minute nudge by its thrusters. The James Webb telescope has spent the past month gradually and delicately unfolding its mirrors and several other equipment that were packed into the…